Vessel-propelling device.



C. H. EDINGER.

VESSEL PROPELLING DEVICE.

APPLICATION man JuLY 6.1916.

Patented June 12, 1917.

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VESSEL-PROPELLING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Pal-,mitd Juri@ 12, 191W.

Application filed July 6, 1916. Serial No. 107,851.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CALvrN H. EDINGER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fairview, in the county of Marion, State Vof IVest Virginia., have invented a new 'and useful Vessel-Propelling Device; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andveXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. p v

This invention relates to the art of vessel propelling apparatus, Vand particularly to the kind employing a jet of steam, air or other fluid forced under pressure through or escaping from a port in the stern or the bow of the vessel, the stern and the stem or the bow being so shaped that the volume of propelling fluid or et of steam is more or less confined, whereby its force may be utilizedY In practical fields, the details of construc tion may necessitate alterationsfalling Within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combinations of parts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a vessel, showing the same equipped with the improved means for propelling the same.

Fig. 2 is a view partly in elevation and partly in section longitudinally of the vessel and its propelling means. Y

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view for controlling the jet of steam or other fluid.

Fig. 4 is a sectional view'on line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on line 5-5 of Fig. 4. p

Referring more especially to the drawings, 1 designates the hull of a vessel, and 2 a conventional form of marine boiler havmg a steam dome 3, into which the steam from the iboiler collects, and which dome is providedl with a pipe 4 leading therefrom. Ar-

ranged adjacent the bottom of the hull is a conduit 5, which consists of the sections 6, 7 and 8, which are oined together, as shown at 9. rIhe sections 8 are provided with the usual or conventional construction of gate valve easements 10 having gate 'valves 11. The` ends of the conduit are provided with nieshwork bulbs 12, which are spherical or rounded, so as to deflect drift articles, and which bulbs are constructed `of heavy ,metallic rod fabric or meshwork, so that a jet of steam jor air or other fluid may escape p therethrough. 6 of the' conduit has `an annular boss 13 rising upwardly therefrom, there being a cap. ring plate 14 annular in cross section secured upon the boss by means of the threaded rods 15 and am nuts 16. Extending through the opening 17 of the boss is a nozzle 1S provided with a right angle eX- tending portion 19 at its lower end, which portion is provided with an outlet jet opening 20. The boss 13 is provided Vwith annular channel or groove 21 to receive packing 22. A sleeve 28 fits telescopically upon the nozzle, and partly through the cap ring plate 14, and is designed to engage and hold the packing 22 securely in the channel 21. The sleeve 23 has an annular flange 24, through which said threaded rods 15 extend, so that by means of the nuts 25, the lower end of the sleeve 23 will am down upon the packing. A collar 26 having a handle 27 is secured upon the pipe valve by the set bolt 2S, whereby the nozzle may be rotated, so that the right angle extending portion 19 with its jet opening may be turned toward the stem or the stern of the vessel, whereby a jet 0f steam or other fluid may be shot through the conduit in either direction, which jet of steam or other fluid passes out through the bulb members 12 to impact against the water, the expansive force of the fluid being utilized after the impact, to

propel the vessel forwardly. Telescopingv the upper end of the nozzle is a sleeve 29 having an annular flange 30, in which the screws 31 are threaded. Arranged adjacent the upper end of the sleeve 29 is a suitable packing 32, and telescopically fitting the upper end of the sleeve 29 is a coupling sleeve 33, into which the steam pipe 4 is threaded, as shown clearly in Figs. 1, 2 and 4. The interior cylindrical surface of the The central section Y sleeve coupling has an annular rib 34, which bears down upon the packing 32. The screws 31 are threaded into the annular flange 35 of the sleeve coupling, and by means of the nuts 36 the packing 32 is held secure. The upper end of the nozzle has an annular flange 37 which engages with the annular rib 34. Referring more espe cially to Fig. at, it is to be observed that the sleeve coupling and the cap ring plate Mare connected by means of an integral bar 38, and since the screws 15 are threaded into the boss 13, and the collar 26 is interposed between the two sleeves 23 and 29, vertical movement of the nozzle and the other parts of the Structure are prevented, and by means of the screws 15 and 31, the sleeves may be moved axially from each other. The pipe l is provided with the usual form of valve 39, whereby the steam through the pipe 4; may be cut ott' and prevented from passing through the nozzle. The adjacent ends of the sleeves 23 and 29 form abutments 40 for the collar 26, and since the collar 26 is secured by a set bolt 28 to the valve, said pipe valve is prevented from vertical movement. It will be seen that by moving the handle 27 the pipe valve may be rocked or rotated partially, so that the right angle eX- tending portion may be directed toward the stem or the stern of the vessel, for propelling the same forwardly or rearwardly.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is In a vessel propelling apparatus, the combination of a conduit arranged adjacent the bottom of the vessel from the stem to the stern and a steam supply pipe, of a coupling connection between the steam supply pipe and the conduit, a nozzle mounted in said coupling connection and provided at its lower end with a right angle extending portion having a jet opening, means for partially rocking said nozzle to turn the jet opening toward the stem or the stern of the vessel, said coupling connection comprising a cap plate secured to the conduit, a sleeve surrounding the lower portion of the nozzle and connected to the cap plate, a second sleeve surrounding the nozzle at its upper end portion, and between which second sleeve and the lirst sleeve said rocking means is interposed, a coupling sleeve connected to the second sleeve and in turn connected to the steam pipe, and means connecting the coupling sleeve and the cap plate.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the. presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CALVIN II. EDINGER.

Witnesses:

C. S. Jams, A. D. ENGLE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G. 

